PLAVIX Reviews (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE)

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PLAVIX  (CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE):  Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack), recent stroke, or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease). It is also used with aspirin to treat new/worsening chest pain (new heart attack, unstable angina) and to keep blood vessels open and prevent blood clots after certain procedures (such as cardiac stent). Clopidogrel works by blocking platelets from sticking together and prevents them from forming harmful clots. It is an antiplatelet drug. It helps keep blood flowing smoothly in your body.   FDA Approval Date: 2007-09-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 4  Heart attack- 1 stent Bruise easily, bleed easily if cut, blurred vision at times. My cardiologist took me off plavix 3 days ago. But I am a bit anxious about it considering my 45 y/o brother has 7 stents, father had an MI as well as all of his brothers. Perhaps it is just anxiety, but I have noticed periods of slight shortness of breath AFTER stopping as well as a feeling of general weakness at the same time of the sob. I am going to try the fish oil thing. But honestly, I would rather bruise and bleed than have another "This hurts like hell and I'm going to die right here" MI. M 51 18 months
75 MG 1X day
3/15/2011
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 2  Angioplasty/Drug Coated Stent Side affects progressively getting worse. Memory loss, Trouble breathing and recently diagnosed with COPD, can take deep breaths, but feel oxygen deprived. Excessive sweating from neck up especially around hairline. Muscle and joint pain and swelling. Needed knee surgery on right knee after therpy, cortizone and synvisc shots did not work. Diagnosis arthritic. Always fatigued. Progessively worsening tinnitus. Night sweats and nightmares. Biting tongue. Chest pains diagnosed as arterial spasms. Severe depression and after trying Welbutrin and the zoloft, I ended up with pychologist. Not sure if all side affects are attributable to Plavix, but after reading other complaints I thought I would list everything. I have discussed with cardiologist to stop Plavix, but he insists I need to stay on Plavix or I would be risking another blockage. I am also on Lipitor, Lisinopril, Tricor, Coreg, and Asprin. I have had trouble holding a job and wife wants a divorce because I never want to do anything and I am short tempered. After 4 years and my health deteriorating, I feel I may stop Plavix to get quality of life back. M 55 4 years
75 MG 1X day
3/9/2011
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 1  stent I have a long history of heart disease with bypass and stents. Had a recent stent and was put on Plavix, 75mg per day. After 3 weeks, my stomach was sick, was dizzy, had headaches, heart was pounding, aching muscles, vivid dreams. Felt bad all over. I stopped taking the drug and started aspirin, fish oil, hawthorn and vitamin C. I know the risks but Plavix is pure poison. I would rather go quickly than suffer every day using this drug. I started feeling better after one day off the drug. M 62 3 weeks
75 1X day
3/5/2011
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 1  Coronary protection after MI Confusion, instability, cough, loss of appetite, drowsiness I am an Anesthesiologist for about 14yrs now. My wife and I are also taking care of her great aunt who is now 88 yrs. old. My wife’s aunt had a minor heart attack in the end of December 2010. After which a cardiologist had placed her on Plavix. She had lived by herself and was very independent. Although she cannot drive, she could function independently and had no problems with taking care of herself. We had her stayed in a nursing home for cardiac rehab and later moved her to an assisted living facility after that. We had noticed that she started to develop a cough while in the nursing home. She was placed on antibiotic by her primary physician but it did not seem to subside. What was more concerning was her level of sedation and confusion. She was screaming help every night to the point of disturbing other residents from getting any rest. Her appetite does not seem to be there as well. There was concern that we would have to put her back into a nursing home which was truly not in her best interest given that was coherent about two months ago. We had thought hard about the possibility of Plavix as being the culprit and the risk of removing a medication that may prevent future heart attack. We had decided to have her taken off of Plavix on grounds of mental confusion and ultimately lack of quality of life. She is now off of Plavix for about 5 days and her confusion has dramatically improved and her cough went away. She is not back 100% yet but I hope th F 88 2 months
1X day
2/28/2011
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 2  stents I bruise easily and any minor cut won't stop bleeding. VERY foul breath and get sharp pains in my head on occasion. I get depressed and have no energy to do hobbies and things I used to do. I also get aggravated easily and can feel anxious at times. I now have 5 stents; two at age 41, another one in June 09 which collapsed and then two more stent in Nov 09, repairing the June stent. The specialist wants to keep me on Plavix permanently but after 12 months I went off Plavix and all of my symptoms went away. I was off the drug for three months but my specialist insisted I go back on Plavix which I did and within a week all the symptoms have started to reappear. I'm going off this drug tomorrow morning. M 51 14 months
75 mg 1X day
2/20/2011
 1  yes Stent installed due to blockage. Plavix was started 30 days before stent was installed and have been taking plavix for 60 day therafter. Severe pain in my back between the shoulder blades. Sever dreams. Joint pain. Went off for 3 days and started feeling better. Was told by Doctor I was posing a blood clot risk so started plavix again. Pain is back and continues to worsen daily. M 65 90 days
75 1X day
2/18/2011
 1  PFO Heart pounding, irregular heart beat, funky dreams, shortness of breath, tingling in arms, water retention, sleepy... I was an avid runner...I was in excellent health. I am scared to get my heart rate up. Couldn't get my heart rate to slow down and it happened to the point that I pulled into the fire department in town and they transported me after looking at my heart rate. F 45 3 weeks
1X day
2/16/2011
 2  stents and angioplasty severe stomache ache, constant gas, burping. I thought another attack and went to ER they said no EKG normal, bp normal, no heart enzymes. then a 2nd time I went straight to cardio office. he said same thing NOT cardio. I also take 325 aspirin then I have anxiety attacks, have not found cure for them, xenax doesn't cure it. I can't eat much, lost 15 pounds since stent, I was blocked 90/70. problems occur in the evenings I am in cardio rehab and doing fine, man I can run and no pain!! very expensive $135 per month on wall mart drug plan. I will try mail order? they have it $145 for 3 months M 68 40 days
75 1X day
2/15/2011
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 4  MI Slight headache on left side near eye. Reading some of these comments, I would be interested to know if some folks are taking other drugs along with Plavix that might be the cause of some of the side effects. I take Carvedilol and Lipitor every day along with the Plavix and aspirin, and so far (41 days) I haven't noticed any bad effects except a slight headache every now and then. So for me, if the Plavix will help prevent having to be shocked back to life again from a heart attack (or maybe not so lucky next time) I think I will be prepared to endure any side effects that I can 'live' with. My heart does go out to those that are having real bad effects from this med though -- hopefully there is a subsitute or alternative available. M 52 41 days
1X day
2/10/2011
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 1  PFO Closure I was put on this after suffering a stroke and they found a PFO and underwent correction of this. Severe bruising all over my body, dizziness, depression, lack of appetite, stomach pain, and a feeling like I would never be warm again in my life. The doctor let me come off the Plavix and 325 mg of Aspirin yesterday. I was there to beg him to take me off. Bruising is so bad my husband said I could call the police and have him picked up for abuse if they saw it. Seriously too many side effects. I just hope it doesn't take long for me to get back to my normal self. F 52 4 months
75 mg 1X day
2/10/2011
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 4  pfo closure ready to get off this medication! I did fine with it to begin with, basically just bruising, but I expected that. The last two months the joint pain and headaches are about to do me in. I did have dizzyness at first, but it quit after the first few days. I am tired and often frustrated. My grandmother died from taking Plavix and developing a tear in her intestine. The joint pain is horrible. No nose bleeds, no excessive bleeding. My dr. was insistent on the plavix until the pfo closure healed. There didn't seem to be any alternatives either. I'm taking a full dose of aspirin, not baby aspirin, as well. F 47 6 months
75 mg 1X day
2/7/2011
 2  Medicated Stent consistent headache. Feels like pressure behind eye balls. I also have a pain in my chest where I believe the stent to have been placed. The Dr. says not possible. I say - well - then what is it? I am very concerned about the headaches and chest pain. I also bruise very easily. I have not been cut so I am not sure how the bleeding will be yet. This med is very unpleasant. I don't want to risk another heart attack, and I am told the risk goes way up if I don't stay on Plavix for at least a year. I am dreading a year of feeling like this. I question why asprin would not be a perfectly good substitute. F 57 1 months
75 1X day
1/27/2011
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 1  12 stents Crazy dreams, tired all the time. and extreme headaches on the left side of my head. Head aches got to the stabbing ice pick stage. Bruise like crazy. I had gotten to the point where I was depressed and was praying for death. I quit taking this drug. I figured my quality of life was worth more than giving this company $10 a day to make me feel like crap. I have been off for 2 weeks and I feel great. I have my energy back, and have started to look forward to the future. Headaches were a nightly happening are now gone completely. Joints stopped aching and my vision has returned to normal. My speach has returned to pre plavix times. M 56 2 months
75 1X day
1/13/2011
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 2  stent Unstoppable nose bleeds, cauterization at emergency room. Reduced dosage myself to finally 1/2 every other day. Cardiologist's REALLY drink the KOOL-AID from the drug companies, much more than any other specialty group! As a former detective, I wondered why the cardiologists kept spouting brand names at me while I was in Intensive care! I discovered that drug reps for Lipitor & Plavix have BIG budgets to give kick backs to doctors up to $2000.00 at a time! Their expense account says: "speaking fees". I've caught politicians taking bribes, now it's the doctors? M 76 2 years
75 mg 1X day
1/12/2011
 2  stent x2 Shortness of breath, memory sucks. Dont ever feel good, look at something wrong and your bruised or cut yourself and you look like a murder stabbing victim! I am still on it, but think i am fixing to cut it down on my own. Also been taking 25 mg metropolyl, 325 asprin, 80 mg diovan. M 41 370 days
75mg 1X day
1/4/2011
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 5  stent M 70 10 months
75 1X day
12/28/2010
 1  stent placed was bruising and bleeding easy. Mostly I feel like I'm suicidal. I feel terrible. My feet feel like they are spitting open. I get angry easy and yell at others. I know it's the plavix because I'm not on any other medication. I hate this poison. The cardiologist told me it's in my head and I should see a shrink. I saw another website that states 44 people have attempted suicide while taking plavix. I bet it's a lot more. But you know the drug companies. Backs are turned and money changes hands. I cut the plavix in half for 4 weeks. Then I cut it into quarters for six weeks. So now I'm doing just a quarter dose. Funny thing is I still feel terrible but I do not bruise or bleed easy anymore. Taking a full dose aspirin along with fish oils. coq10 and other supplements. The doctors hate me but I don't care what they think. You have to do whats best for yourself. M 57 14 weeks
75mg 1X day
12/26/2010
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 4  angiogram/angioplasty (2 stents) I've had an internal hemmorhoid since pregnancy and experience occasional bleeding. However, since taking the Plavix (began in hospital on 12/18/10), I've been wearing 1-2 pads/day for the constant rectal bleeding. Today is 12/24/10, and the bleeding does not show any signs of stopping. I also bruse very easily. On 12/17/10, I had an angiogram/angioplasty. I had two stents implanted because of 95% and 75% blockage. My stress test indicated abnormality although I had no symptoms of heart disease at all, i.e., shortness of breath, dizziness,etc. Today, 12/24/10, is the last day I will be taking 150mg; hereafter, I was instructed by my cardiologist to start taking 75mg. Anyway, I am feeling fine and will be seeing my doctor again on 01/04/11. However, after reading a few of these blogs, I now wonder how long this fact will remain true. I wish you all a blessed and joyous holiday, and a health and prosperous New Year. F 64 7 days
150mg 1X day
12/22/2010
 2  TIA My wife has the obvious bruising and bleeding, but in addition has developed SEVERE pain in her wrists and hands. Within the first week she had infrequent itching in her hands and feet as well as fatigue. She is also on daily aspirin. The cardiologist described Plavix as no more effective than the aspirin she is taking. We stopped taking it today after finding this God-send of a website. Thank You! F 47 3 weeks
1X day
12/20/2010
 4  TIA Started taking Plavix a few days before my PFO closure which appears to have caused my TIA. Also taking an aspirin a day. The PFO procedure went well - easier than i thought, but had a little trouble after surgery (catheter/femoral procedure) due to bleeding that took a few (7) hours to stop. I don't think I lost more than 1/2 pint, so no big deal really compared to a stroke. I've only been on it a month and I don't have any complaints yet. Something interesting since my TIA and it might be related to Plavix - I am not color blind anymore and seems like someone turned up the color saturation on my eyes - I never new such vivid colors in everday life, especially blues and reds. I'm sure the Plavix helps me get to sleep much easier, but not drowsy during the day, or night if I wake up. I have many dreams whenever I sleep and I love that part. The mind can be a wonderful thing. I hope this continues until I'm done with Plavix in 5 months and I hope for no bad side effects. Hope this helps. M 48 1 months
75 1X day
12/18/2010

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